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German Jews Who Fled To the Philippines Were Saved From Japanese Brutality By Their Swastika Stamped Passports

During WWII, the Philippines was one of the few countries that accepted Jews. And while the swastika meant eventual death for Jews in Europe, it…

Japan’s Forgotten ‘Oskar Schindler’, Chiune Sughiara, to be recognised by UN

A Japanese World War Two veteran who saved thousands of Jews has been put up for recognition to the UN by Japan. Chiune Sugihara was…

Oskar Schindler-The German who saved 1200 of Jews from the Holocaust

Oskar Schindler is man who saved the lives of 1200 Jews during World War II. Instead of having the Nazi`s take them to concentration camps, Oskar…

The Perfect Aryan Baby Hailed in WWII was Jewish

80-year-old Hessy Taft spoke of how she, at six months old, was chosen by the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels himself as the ‘perfect Aryan baby’ with…

Jewish and Chinese community hails “Chinese Schindler”

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Dr. Ho Feng-shan, also known as the Chinese Schinler, saved thousands of Jews just as his German counterpart during the height of the Jewish persecution…

New Film Portrays Otto Weidt, The Blind “Unknown Schindler”

Otto Weidt was so much like Oskar Schindler – he was a German factory owner who used his business to save Jews. But unlike Schindler,…

Loaned Holocaust Barracks will Return to Poland

The Guardian reports that for over two decades and long negotiations, the half of a barrack in Auschwitz that was on loan to the United…

Citizenship of Adolf Hitler revoked by German town after an outcry

Photo story (Clockwise from top left): (1) Adolf Hitler is photographed by his personal photographer Hugo Jaeger in upper Bavaria in the late 1930s (2)…

The world gets first glimpse of real-life Private Ryan’s dramatic feat in WWII diaries

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The World War II diary: Real-life Private Ryan recorded his daily experiences during the World War II. He received three medals he won for bravery. The…

Dutch Railway Museum Opposes a Monument to Utrecht Jewish Deportees

Times of Israel reports: A museum in Utrecht, The Dutch Railway Museum to be exact, is opposing a plan to erect a monument to pay…

Awareness campaign leads to probes of suspected Nazi war criminals

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BERLIN — A Nazi hunter notes that their ad campaign has produced 300 tips that point to 110 alleged Nazi criminals. Of the 110 names,…

German Hotel Apologized for Dubbing Spa Break “Kristallnacht”

Kristallnacht, Night of Crystal, also known as Night of Broken Glass — the name given to the wave of attacks done to the Jews throughout…